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Indexed dispatches.
Military strikes, maritime incidents, declared closures, and diplomatic developments in our archive, filterable by type and severity. Indexing favors signal over completeness, so gaps between entries are normal: a quiet stretch here does not mean a quiet stretch on the water. Each entry links to the originating source outlet.
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Oct 19, 2026, 16:26
Closure · medium
Iran’s Main Oil Terminals Remain Empty as US Blockade Bites
Iran’s main oil-loading terminals have remained empty for weeks, adding to signs that a US naval blockade of the country is throttling Tehran’s exports.
gCaptain →Oct 17, 2026, 20:22
Closure · medium
CENTCOM: Iran's attempts to close the Strait of Hormuz have failed.
صوت الإمارات →Jun 19, 2026, 00:00
Closure · high
Iran imposes mandatory PGSA permit and 'Hull War Voyage Insurance' for Hormuz transit
Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority introduced mandatory pre-registration, a PGSA passage permit, and PGSA-approved 'Hull War Voyage Insurance' as conditions for transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The insurance is free during a ~60-day window expiring around 17 Aug 2026; thereafter PGSA-only coverage — itself sanctioned — could make Western commercial transit categorically impossible without sanctions relief. Shipowners should verify any PGSA contact against their flag state and P&I club and must not pay cryptocurrency demands.
Lloyd's List / gCaptain →May 4, 2026, 18:00
Closure · high
US opens passage through Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says
United States Central Command says it has opened a transit corridor through the Strait of Hormuz under the new convoy regime, allowing a small group of commercial vessels to move under naval escort.
Bloomberg →Apr 29, 2026, 22:00
Closure · high
CNN: Hormuz traffic shrunk to a trickle through April
Visual analysis combining AIS replay and satellite imagery shows daily transit volume through the Strait collapsed from a peacetime baseline near 60 vessels per day to single digits at the height of the closure.
CNN →Apr 28, 2026, 00:00
Closure · medium
NBC tracker: daily ship count through the strait far below pre-war
NBC tracks the daily count of ships through the strait; traffic is far below the pre-war 100-plus a day.
NBC News →Apr 27, 2026, 00:00
Closure · medium
CSIS: the strait of Hormuz crisis in eight charts
Center for Strategic and International Studies published an updated analytical brief covering transit counts, vessel routing, trade exposure and price effects.
CSIS →Apr 25, 2026, 00:00
Closure · medium
Statista: ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has virtually stopped
Statista's industry chart documents the near-complete halt of commercial transit in late February following Iran's closure of the strait, with only a handful of vessels making the passage daily through March.
Statista →Feb 28, 2026, 16:00
Closure · high
Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping
On February 28, 2026, US-Israeli airstrikes began and Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping that day, opening the dual blockade phase that continues to define the crisis. The IRGC made the closure formal with a declaration on March 2, carried by Tasnim.
Wikipedia · 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis →
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